1985 Suffolk County Council election

1985 Suffolk County Council election
All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council; 41 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1985 Suffolk County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1985 Suffolk County Council election^[1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	78	50			1	62.5	42.9	76,050	–3.6
	Labour	79	23			8	28.8	34.0	60,371	–7.6
	Independent	9	4			2	5.0	3.3	5,915	+0.5
	Alliance	53	3			3	3.8	18.2	32,339	+11.3
	Ecology	10	0				0.0	1.3	2,276	–0.1
	Residents	1	0				0.0	0.2	413	N/A

Division results by local authority

Babergh

**Babergh District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	6	11,036	44.3
	Labour	2	7,533	30.2
	Alliance	1	5,092	20.4
	Independent	1	960	3.9
	Ecology	0	311	1.2
Total		10	24,932	42.5

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Clayton*	1,225	42.7
	Alliance	A. Pollard	1,005	35.0
	Labour	S. Thomas	639	22.3
Majority			220	7.7
Turnout			2,869	42.8
Registered electors			6,702
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Skeels	1,061	52.2
	Alliance	A. Meynell	665	32.7
	Labour	D. Hastie	308	15.1
Majority			396	19.5
Turnout			2,034	43.6
Registered electors			4,660
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cosford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Crockatt*	1,284	74.8
	Labour	P. Cain	432	25.2
Majority			852	49.7
Turnout			1,716	40.1
Registered electors			4,277
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Cornard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Cornish	1,281	46.1
	Conservative	A. Eady	859	30.9
	Alliance	R. Hewett	636	22.9
Majority			422	15.2
Turnout			2,776	46.8
Registered electors			5,927
	Labour win (new seat)

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Bloomfield*	960	60.4	+1.8
	Labour	M. Nelson	629	39.6	–1.8
Majority			331	20.8	+3.6
Turnout			1,589	34.3	±0.0
Registered electors			4,627
	Independent hold		Swing	1.8

Melford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Gales*	1,327	47.7
	Labour	R. Thompson	742	26.7
	Alliance	D. Scott	714	25.7
Majority			585	21.0
Turnout			2,783	41.4
Registered electors			6,720
	Conservative win (new seat)

Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	J. Law	1,142	43.8
	Conservative	P. Monroe*	1,038	39.8
	Labour	M. Armstrong	426	16.3
Majority			104	4.0
Turnout			2,606	49.6
Registered electors			5,255
	Alliance win (new seat)

Samford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Curnow	1,193	40.3
	Alliance	J. Miller	930	31.4
	Labour	E. Irving*	836	28.3
Majority			263	8.9
Turnout			2,959	51.9
Registered electors			5,701
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Pryor*	1,637	62.0
	Labour	J. Skinner	694	26.3
	Ecology	N. Miller	311	11.8
Majority			943	35.7
Turnout			2,642	38.8
Registered electors			6,812
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sudbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles	1,546	52.3	+5.9
	Conservative	J. Colema	1,412	47.7	–1.2
Majority			134	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,958	37.0	–0.9
Registered electors			7,994
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Forest Heath

Ipswich

**Ipswich District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Labour	13	18,080	52.8
	Conservative	4	12,002	35.0
	Alliance	0	4,167	12.2
Total		17	34,249	35.8

Division results

Bixley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Alcock*	1,380	56.7
	Alliance	P. Ablitt	563	23.1
	Labour	E. Urry	489	20.1
Majority			817	33.6
Turnout			2,432	41.8
Registered electors			5,813
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Clark	1,260	71.1
	Conservative	C. Body	511	28.9
Majority			749	42.3
Turnout			1,771	31.9
Registered electors			5,549
	Labour win (new seat)

Broom Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner	1,124	61.0	–3.7
	Labour	M. Vaughan	719	39.0	+14.9
Majority			405	22.0	–18.6
Turnout			1,843	34.8	–7.0
Registered electors			5,290
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Castle Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Alcock	996	47.6
	Labour	J. Metcalfe*	687	32.8
	Alliance	E. Pearl	411	19.6
Majority			309	14.8
Turnout			2,094	35.1
Registered electors			5,964
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Wells	901	75.2
	Conservative	P. Steward	181	15.1
	Alliance	J. Sanderson	116	9.7
Majority			720	60.1
Turnout			1,198	26.8
Registered electors			4,462
	Labour win (new seat)

Gainsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Skerritt*	1,559	84.5	+18.7
	Conservative	J. Young	287	15.5	–18.7
Majority			1,272	68.9	+37.3
Turnout			1,846	32.1	–0.9
Registered electors			5,748
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7

Ipswich St Margaret's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Davis*	1,219	50.1	–23.4
	Labour	I. Chevous	653	26.9	+11.8
	Alliance	J. Groves	560	23.0	+11.5
Majority			566	23.3	–35.1
Turnout			2,432	39.8	–4.9
Registered electors			6,108
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.6

Ipswich Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cusack*	1,259	66.3
	Conservative	F. Brown	438	23.1
	Alliance	A. Holden	201	10.6
Majority			821	43.3
Turnout			1,898	35.0
Registered electors			5,424
	Labour win (new seat)

Priory Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Sierakowski*	1,247	63.7
	Conservative	M. Morton	526	26.9
	Alliance	R. Hawkins	184	9.4
Majority			1,957	36.8
Turnout			721	34.9
Registered electors			5,606
	Labour win (new seat)

Rushmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Koppel	1,382	47.6	+16.9
	Conservative	P. Hammond	1,081	37.2	–21.8
	Alliance	B. Taylor	442	15.2	+7.3
Majority			301	10.4	N/A
Turnout			2,905	48.2	–3.1
Registered electors			6,029
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	19.4

Sprites
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Payne*	1,111	61.6
	Conservative	K. Thomas	424	23.5
	Alliance	M. Smith	268	14.9
Majority			687	38.1
Turnout			1,803	30.0
Registered electors			6,011
	Labour win (new seat)

St Clements
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Mole	1,345	48.3	+9.2
	Conservative	S. Thompson	1,116	40.1	–20.8
	Alliance	K. Prior	322	11.6	N/A
Majority			229	8.2	N/A
Turnout			2,783	48.5	–1.7
Registered electors			5,736
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.0

St John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Macknelly	1,183	47.8	+5.2
	Conservative	L. Howard	907	36.6	–20.8
	Alliance	A. Howlett	386	15.6	N/A
Majority			276	11.1	N/A
Turnout			2,476	42.0	–4.2
Registered electors			5,895
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.0

Stoke Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Cogan*	939	54.2
	Conservative	M. Doyle	520	30.0
	Alliance	M. Redbond	273	15.8
Majority			419	24.2
Turnout			1,732	29.6
Registered electors			5,847
	Labour win (new seat)

Whitehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Watkins	1,047	64.4
	Conservative	B. Ferguson	339	20.8
	Alliance	K. Pettican	241	14.8
Majority			708	43.5
Turnout			1,627	29.7
Registered electors			5,472
	Labour win (new seat)

Whittington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Spottiswoode	1,134	66.4
	Conservative	P. Harvey	574	33.6
Majority			560	32.8
Turnout			1,708	33.1
Registered electors			5,155
	Labour win (new seat)

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Wilding*	1,165	66.8
	Conservative	W. Crane	380	21.8
	Alliance	T. Davis	200	11.5
Majority			785	45.0
Turnout			1,745	31.8
Registered electors			5,486
	Labour win (new seat)

Mid Suffolk

**Mid Suffolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	8	9,907	47.0
	Labour	1	5,412	25.7
	Independent	1	1,234	5.9
	Alliance	0	3,726	17.7
	Ecology	0	811	3.8
Total		10	21,090	37.6

Division results

Bosmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Patton	1,132	50.6
	Alliance	G. Miller	698	31.1
	Labour	E. Hunter	409	18.3
Majority			434	19.5
Turnout			2,239	37.8
Registered electors			5,923
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gipping Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Caldwell-Smith*	1,022	52.7
	Labour	G. Cunningham	919	47.3
Majority			103	5.3
Turnout			1,941	35.5
Registered electors			5,470
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hartismere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Flatman	1,234	50.9
	Conservative	M. Buxton	743	30.7
	Labour	I. Goodey	446	18.4
Majority			491	20.3
Turnout			2,423	42.5
Registered electors			5,698
	Independent win (new seat)

Hoxne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. McGregor	1,356	53.8
	Alliance	A. Pietrzak	710	28.2
	Labour	E. Hatton	453	18.0
Majority			646	25.6
Turnout			2,519	40.3
Registered electors			6,247
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stowmarket St Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Nunn	689	37.9
	Conservative	G. Paton	646	35.5
	Alliance	J. Shaw	483	26.6
Majority			43	2.4
Turnout			1,818	40.5
Registered electors			4,485
	Labour win (new seat)

Stowmarket St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Card	550	37.0
	Labour	R. Snell	520	34.9
	Alliance	B. Hewitt	378	25.4
	Ecology	B. Codd	40	2.7
Majority			30	2.0
Turnout			1,488	32.3
Registered electors			4,607
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thedwastre North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Side	1,155	47.2
	Alliance	C. Willison	778	31.8
	Labour	J. Keeble	338	13.8
	Ecology	J. Mathissen	174	7.1
Majority			377	15.4
Turnout			2,445	41.0
Registered electors			5,967
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thedwastre South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Foss	897	44.3
	Alliance	G. Coleman	679	33.5
	Labour	R. Morris	330	16.3
	Ecology	C. Chapman	119	5.9
Majority			218	10.8
Turnout			2,025	34.7
Registered electors			5,840
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thredling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Clover*	1,347	71.2
	Labour	A. Lewis	545	28.8
Majority			802	42.4
Turnout			1,892	31.8
Registered electors			5,953
	Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Gipping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Farthing*	1,056	46.0
	Labour	P. Oldfield*	763	33.2
	Ecology	R. Stearn	478	20.8
Majority			293	12.8
Turnout			2,297	39.3
Registered electors			5,839
	Conservative win (new seat)

Suffolk Coastal

**Suffolk Coastal District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	14	16,702	47.8
	Alliance	0	9,734	27.8
	Labour	0	7,092	20.3
	Independent	0	1,434	4.1
Total		14	34,962	44.0

Division results

Blything
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,320	50.9
	Alliance	E. Ackroyd	478	18.4
	Independent	R. Hare	428	16.5
	Labour	P. Whelan	366	14.1
Majority			842	32.5
Turnout			2,592	49.3
Registered electors			5,257
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bungay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kent*	1,029	43.4	+6.9
	Alliance	L. Sterne	793	33.4	+5.3
	Labour	D. Huthart	551	23.2	–4.4
Majority			236	9.9	+1.5
Turnout			2,373	42.9	–9.2
Registered electors			5,527
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Carlford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Bestow*	1,199	51.1
	Alliance	D. Missen	838	35.7
	Labour	L. Hall	308	13.1
Majority			361	15.4
Turnout			2,345	40.3
Registered electors			5,824
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clay Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Barker*	1,322	44.9
	Labour	T. Hodgson	895	30.4
	Independent	N. Ratcliff	395	13.4
	Alliance	B. Skelcher	333	11.3
Majority			427	14.5
Turnout			2,945	46.7
Registered electors			6,304
	Conservative win (new seat)

Colneis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,607	53.4
	Alliance	D. Squirrell	794	26.4
	Labour	S. Rose	608	20.2
Majority			813	27.0
Turnout			3,009	42.6
Registered electors			7,071
	Conservative win (new seat)

Felixstowe Ferry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Goodman	1,659	57.1
	Alliance	P. Warren	1,244	42.9
Majority			415	14.3
Turnout			2,903	50.2
Registered electors			4,785
	Conservative win (new seat)

Felixstowe Landguard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Savage	837	41.0
	Alliance	D. Paddick	482	23.6
	Labour	D. Ballantyne	466	22.8
	Independent	A. Loveday	255	12.5
Majority			355	17.4
Turnout			2,040	37.0
Registered electors			5,515
	Conservative win (new seat)

Felixstowe Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Hutchinson*	988	39.8
	Labour	D. Smith*	846	34.1
	Alliance	C. Morgan	649	26.1
Majority			142	5.7
Turnout			2,483	45.6
Registered electors			5,451
	Conservative win (new seat)

Framlingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Hickson*	1,194	50.1
	Alliance	S. Stocker	723	30.3
	Labour	J. Campbell	467	19.6
Majority			471	19.8
Turnout			2,384	45.9
Registered electors			5,191
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kesgrave & Martlesham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Penn*	1,231	47.0
	Labour	W. Maskell	704	26.9
	Alliance	E. Wheeler	684	26.1
Majority			527	20.1
Turnout			2,619	40.5
Registered electors			6,461
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plomesgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Cowley*	1,241	51.0
	Alliance	J. Jacob	707	29.1
	Labour	A. Morgan	485	19.9
Majority			534	21.9
Turnout			2,433	45.9
Registered electors			5,301
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wickham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Hazelwood*	963	45.9
	Alliance	D. Fitch	704	33.5
	Labour	M. Alsop	433	20.6
Majority			249	12.3
Turnout			2,090	36.9
Registered electors			5,691
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wilford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Sheepshanks	1,051	44.9
	Labour	P. Buck	510	21.8
	Alliance	A. Martin	422	18.0
	Independent	N. Friend	356	15.2
Majority			541	23.1
Turnout			2,339	46.8
Registered electors			4,999
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,061	44.3
	Alliance	N. Twigge	883	36.8
	Labour	B. Staines	453	18.9
Majority			178	7.4
Turnout			2,397	39.7
Registered electors			6,039
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Edmundsbury

**St Edmundsbury District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Conservative	7	11,079	45.1
	Labour	2	7,174	29.2
	Alliance	2	4,841	19.7
	Ecology	0	1,154	4.7
	Independent	0	340	1.4
Total		11	24,588	38.3

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Oliver*	1,154	56.2	+2.0
	Labour	F. Roberts	555	27.0	–5.1
	Ecology	I. Rynsard	344	16.8	+3.0
Majority			599	29.2	+7.1
Turnout			2,053	40.2	–3.0
Registered electors			5,109
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Blackbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Reeve*	1,124	48.5
	Alliance	T. Cook	659	28.4
	Labour	D. Pollard	535	23.1
Majority			465	20.1
Turnout			2,318	36.6
Registered electors			6,337
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Hamilton-Lowe*	1,336	66.2
	Labour	P. Coneely	683	33.8
Majority			653	32.3
Turnout			2,019	33.0
Registered electors			6,123
	Conservative win (new seat)

Haverhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Hartley*	1,129	64.8
	Conservative	S. Fraser	612	35.2
Majority			517	29.7
Turnout			1,741	30.3
Registered electors			5,739
	Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	C. Jones	1,005	45.4
	Labour	D. Evans*	769	34.7
	Conservative	J. Stevens	440	19.9
Majority			236	10.7
Turnout			2,214	34.6
Registered electors			6,393
	Alliance win (new seat)

Northgate & St Olave's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	1,217	66.2	–10.2
	Independent	A. Bignell	340	18.5	N/A
	Conservative	J. Oxley	280	15.2	–8.4
Majority			877	47.7	–5.0
Turnout			1,837	34.3	–3.4
Registered electors			5,358
	Labour hold

Risbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Kirk	1,421	61.3
	Labour	M. Perry	472	20.3
	Ecology	C. Southall	427	18.4
Majority			949	40.9
Turnout			2,320	40.9
Registered electors			5,670
	Conservative win (new seat)

Risbybridge & Sextons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ferrier*	1,051	44.0	–12.4
	Labour	C. Keeble	727	30.5	–1.2
	Alliance	M. Wapshott	487	20.4	N/A
	Ecology	C. Whittaker	122	5.1	–6.8
Majority			324	13.6	–11.1
Turnout			2,387	44.4	+4.4
Registered electors			5,375
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Southgate & Westgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Jones	1,211	43.1	+5.4
	Conservative	J. Chow	1,137	40.4	–1.7
	Labour	B. Shelley	463	16.5	–3.6
Majority			74	2.6	N/A
Turnout			2,811	46.3	–1.6
Registered electors			6,072
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Thingoe North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Salton*	1,342	52.1
	Alliance	R. Harland	797	30.9
	Labour	P. Williams	288	11.2
	Ecology	R. Anstee-Parry	149	5.8
Majority			545	21.2
Turnout			2,576	42.2
Registered electors			6,100
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thingoe South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. MacRae	1,182	51.1
	Alliance	R. Corfe	682	29.5
	Labour	K. West	336	14.5
	Ecology	S. Sampson	112	4.8
Majority			500	21.6
Turnout			2,312	38.6
Registered electors			5,993
	Conservative win (new seat)

Waveney

References

^ "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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[1] "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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